刺槐和侧柏人工林有效根系密度分布规律研究

通过分层分段挖掘法,对13龄刺槐、侧柏人工林,根区有效根长密度和根重密度的空间分布进行了研究。结果表明,尽管刺槐根系分布深度是侧柏的2倍多,但平均有效根长密度只有侧柏的44．5％。在垂直方向上,两树种有效根系主要分布在0～60cm土层内,然而最大有效根长密度却均位于距地表0～30cm以内。其中,刺槐0～30cm区域内有效根长占总有效根长的51．58％,侧柏占58．38％;刺槐有效根干重占总有效根干重的63．01％,侧柏占71．09％;两树种根系密度分布均随土层深度增加而呈指数形式递减。在水平方向上,刺槐有效根系密度呈二次抛物线型分布、最大有效根长或根密度以距树干30～90cm处最大;侧柏有效根系密度则随着距主干距离的增大而减小。非线性参数拟合分析表明,采用RD=EXP(A BX CZ)函数模型,能较好地反映人工林根系密度的空间分布。     

青杨人工林根系生物量、表面积和根长密度变化

在植物生长季节,采用钻取土芯法对秦岭北坡50年生青杨人工林根径≤2 mm和2～5 mm根系的生物量、表面积和根长密度进行测定.结果表明：在青杨人工林根系(＜5 mm)中,根径≤2 mm根系占总生物量的77.8%,2～5 mm根系仅占22.2%;根径≤2 mm根系表面积和根长密度占根系总量的97%以上,而根径2～5 mm根系不足3%.随着土层的加深,根径≤2 mm根系生物量、表面积和根长密度数量减少,根径2～5 mm根系生物量、表面积和根长密度最小值均分布在20～30 cm土层.≤2 mm根系生物量、表面积和根长密度与土壤有机质、有效氮呈极显著相关,而根径2～5 mm根系的相关性不显著.     

不同耕作措施对冬小麦根系时空分布和产量的影响

在田间定位试验的基础上,研究了内陆河绿洲灌区不同耕作措施对冬小麦根系时空分布和产量的影响.结果表明:免耕秸杆覆盖(NTS)和免耕立茬(NTSS)措施下冬小麦根系总干重和总根长都大于传统耕作(T),且差异显著;开花期各处理总根干重和总根长都达到最大,之后开始下降;NTS和NTSS处理0～10cm土层的根长密度和根干重密度显著高于T处理,表现出根系表层分布的特征;拔节期, NTS、NTSS和NT处理10～30cm的根长密度和干重密度都小于T,而拔节后NTS 和NTSS各土层根长密度和根干重密度增长幅度大于T.产量研究结果表明,NTS和NTSS能显著提高冬小麦产量,与T 相比,产量分别提高16.84%～30.59%和12.76%～24.32%.     

冬小麦根系分布规律

根据在郑州进行的冬小麦根系田间实测资料,研究了根长密度和根质量密度在砂壤土中的垂直分布.结果表明:冬小麦根量主要集中在上层,根长密度、根质量密度在0～50 cm土层内分别占57.7%和66.7%,而在50～100 cm层分别占23.4%和18.7%,根长密度和根质量密度随土壤深度的变化均符合指数函数形式;综合考虑根量分布、根系吸水等因素,确定了冬小麦适宜的底墒深度为100 cm.     

冬小麦根系分布规律

根据在郑州进行的冬小麦根系田间实测资料,研究了根长密度和根质量密度在砂壤土中的垂直分布。结果表明:冬小麦根量主要集中在上层,根长密度、根质量密度在0～50 cm土层内分别占57.%和66.%,而在50～100 cm层分别占23.%和18.%,根长密度和根质量密度随土壤深度的变化均符合指数函数形式;综合考虑根量分布、根系吸水等因素,确定了冬小麦适宜的底墒深度为100 cm。     

干旱区绿洲灌溉条件下不同树龄轮台白杏根系的空间分布

采用田间分层挖掘法和图像扫描分析法,研究了干旱区绿洲灌溉条件下不同树龄轮台白杏根系的空间分布特征.结果表明:轮台白杏的根系主要由细根(d≤1 mm)构成,中粗根(1＜d≤2 mm)和粗根(d＞2 mm)所占比例较小,树龄5 a、10 a和15 a轮台白杏细根长度分别占根系总长度的90.9％、88.4％和79.9％.随树龄延长,根长密度增加,不同径级根长密度均为15 a＞10 a＞5 a.在垂直方向上,轮台白杏的根长密度呈现出先增加后减小的分布趋势,且各土层根系干质量密度差异显著,树龄5a、10 a和15 a轮台白杏根系干质量密度分布较集中的区域分别为距离树干200 cm以内的30 ～ 80 cm、30～100 cm和30～100 cm深度土层,轮台白杏根系的水平分布特征为距离树干越远根系干质量密度越小,且距树干不同距离处的差异显著.从减小相邻树行间树体根系的交错重叠和降低水肥竞争的角度考虑,在干旱区绿洲灌溉条件下,轮台白杏的栽植行距应≥6 m.     

梯田埂坎立地植物根系分布特征及其对土壤水分的影响

在标准株选择的基础上,采用整株挖掘法研究活性根的特征,采用旱季0～200cm土层土壤水分定点观测的方法观测土壤含水量,并籍此计算土壤水分相对亏缺值来描述梯田埂坎附近土壤水分的变化。研究显示,4个植物种在根系深度、生物量和根长分布、对土壤水分的影响方面具有不同的特征。柽柳根系深达757cm,根系生物量和根长在0～100cm土层范围内均匀减少。但粗根在整个根系中占支配地位,细根的生物量和根长主要集中在0～40cm土层中。杞柳根系分布在0～40cm土层中,占全部根系生物量的86．0％。但粗根占绝对优势。40cm以下土层中(杞柳根系分布的最大深度为305cm)根系生物量和根长逐渐下降,但细根长度超过粗根。杞柳的部分根系分布高于着生平面,而且这部分根系中细根占绝对优势。柠条的根系分布特征与杞柳相似,但粗根的比例大于杞柳。新疆杨根系分布较浅,最大深度仅为136cm。在0～40cm土层中,新疆杨根系生物量占总根系生物量的77．2％。60cm土层以下根系生物量急剧下降,根长在80cm以下同样急剧减少。在新疆杨的整个根系分布层中,虽然粗根在生物量上占优势,但细根长度远大于粗根。研究结果还显示,栽植不同植物种的埂坎附近水平范围内存在明显的土壤水分亏缺。柽柳埂坎、杞柳埂坎、拧条埂坎、新疆杨埂坎的水分亏缺范围分别为230cm,437cm,274cm和399cm。垂直范围内,在4个测点均有一个土壤水分从表层往下增加的土层,该层在30～70cm范围内变化,只是随距埂坎的距离和植物种不同而不同。增加层以下,土壤水分开始持续下降至70cm到200cm土层,具体的下降深度也因植物种和距埂坎的距离不同而不同。建议,(1)根系深、对土壤水分影响较小的柽柳是黄土高原地区较为理想的农林复合树种;(2)杞柳应栽植在梯田软硬埂的结合部,约在梯田埂坎高度的1／3到2／3处,并且采取及时平茬和秋粮作物配置的方法调控系统的竞争关系;(3)柠条可采取与杞柳相似的栽植和调控办法;(4)根系分布浅、对水分影响较大的新疆杨,除栽植在埂坎顶部外成活比较困难,不是合适的埂坎栽植树种。     

陇东旱塬苹果根系分布规律及生理特性对地表覆盖的响应

为探明陇东旱塬区不同覆盖物对苹果园土壤理化性状、根系分布及根系生理活性的影响,以14年生苹果树为试材,采用土壤剖面分层取样法,调查根系空间分布,并对根系生物量、根长、表面积等进行分析,测定根系活力、抗氧化酶类、活性氧代谢等相关生理指标,同时测定不同深度土层土壤容重、孔隙度等.结果表明: 覆草可有效增大土壤含水量、孔隙度、有机质含量,增幅分别为2.7%～11.6%、3.2%～27.7%、5.1%～36.0%,但土壤容重降低,为清耕(CK)的88.7%～96.4%.CK根系主要分布在距树干30～120 cm范围内的0～60 cm深土层中;覆草、覆膜处理主要分布在距树干0～150 cm、0～60 cm水平范围内的0～100 cm深土层中,以20～40 cm根系最为密集;覆膜处理细根总量仅为CK的96.4%,根系水平分布范围较CK有所减小,0～60 cm内细根占根系总量的51.6%.不同覆盖处理显著增强0～80 cm土层根系活力及抗氧化酶活性,其中覆草处理根系活力为CK的111.3%～136.7%.综合分析根系生长分布与生理活性、土壤理化性状等,认为覆草处理是陇东旱塬区苹果园较为适宜的地表覆盖方式.     

草地早熟禾草坪土壤水分动态与根系生长分布

对草地早熟禾草坪土壤水分动态和根系生长发育状况进行研究,结果发现不同土壤层次水分变化有所不同,0～15cm变化最大,15～30cm次之,30cm以下土层水分变化不大;草地早熟禾的根系生长呈现双峰曲线模式,5月中旬和8月中下旬总根量处于峰值;其主体根系主要分布在0～30cm土层内,占总根量的85%以上;根重密度随土层深度呈指数衰减关系,0～30cm土层下降幅度较大,30cm以下土层根重密度相差不大;在0～30cm土层内不同层次根量占总根量的比例在不同时期亦有差异,春秋季节10～20cm和20～30cm土层内根量比例较大,说明此时期主体根系分布在较深的土层;综合分析认为草地早熟禾草坪主要利用土壤浅层水分,在降雨较少的春秋季节,根系较深,适宜深层灌溉,在降雨频繁的夏季,根系较浅,适宜浅层灌溉。     

小麦和玉米根系取样位置优化确定及根系分布模拟

为了确定小麦(Triticum aestivum)、玉米(Zea mays)根系的最优取样位置和更准确地模拟根长密度在土壤剖面的分布, 在冬小麦和夏玉米的灌浆后期, 采用根钻法取样, 比较了不同取样位置对根系分布的影响; 采用Gerwitz和Page模型对根长密度的分布进行了模拟。结果表明, 冬小麦行间和行上取样在0-10 cm土层根长密度差异显著, 在10 cm以下土层差异减少。在确定根长密度分布的取样中, 在0-20 cm土层应考虑根长密度分布的空间差异, 即行上密度大于行间密度; 而在20-100 cm土层, 需要考虑行间根长密度大于行上的空间差异; 在1 m以下土层两个位置的差异逐渐消失, 可不考虑空间差异。夏玉米根长密度在上层土壤表现出距离植株不同位置差异显著的特征。植株位置(株上)、距植株10 cm和距植株20 cm位置根长密度在土壤中的分布特征是: 0-10 cm土层3个位置根长密度差异在50%以上, 根长密度大小是株上>距植株10 cm>距植株20 cm; 而在10-30 cm层次, 根长密度表现为距植株10 cm>株上>距植株20 cm, 30-50 cm土层株上位置的根长密度最小, 50 cm以下各位置根长密度差异不明显。对于玉米根系取样, 50 cm以上土层需要考虑根长密度的空间差异, 50 cm以下土层可不考虑。采用Gerwitz和Page模型, 结合华北平原机械化耕作下形成的土壤犁底层变厚及其犁底层容重增加对根系分布的影响, 在模型中加入土壤容重参数订正可以使模型更准确地模拟根长密度在土壤剖面的分布。     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.